Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-13
KWEEN KORN.
Sioux City Tr0ts Out Her Grainy
Maiden for the Admiration OF
the President.
Anchored to Frances He Smiles and Soon
Reaches the Capital of Nebraska.
The Trip.
THE SOUTHWARK FLIGHT.

began at Minneapolis at $40 last even
ing. The President was frequently sum-
moned to the platform during the evening
to receive the greetings of the country
people, who seemed to be wide awake
along the line. At Chiska a dozen tar
barrels were burning, an artillery salute
was fred and, as the train moved slowly
past the big fire, a balloon in the ma
tional coiors was sent aloft. At
Carver the people were out
in force with brass band, and
the place was Illuminated by Chinese
lanterns Al Leseur there was yet
more elaborate illumination and sereuade.
The train made no stops, but the Presi-
dent appeared wherever there was a
crowd and courteOusly acknowledged the
salutes. An army of railroad men WAS
on patrol duty along the track, and huge
bon fires were burning every half mile on
the way. The sun was just streskiDg the
eastern sky with ribbons Of scarlet and
pink, when all hands were called this
morning to prepare for the affair at Sioux
City.
AT SIOUX CITY.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Oct l2.-The Pres.
ident and party arrived here in their
special train at $50 this morning and
spent half an hour inspecting the corn
palace. The train was stopped outside
of the town limits to take on Mayor Clel-
land who without fOrmality welcomed the
President and his friends and when the
station was reached at sunrise, the car
riages of the reception committee were
found in waiting as IVES military brass
band, and crowd of people. A rapid
drive Of five minutes brought the visitors
to the corn palace. The corn festival
ended last week, bat everything has been
kept In place waiting the Presidents
visit and eli the attendants were on hand
to DO honor to the occasion
A more entertaining view had not been
seen oy the President since 1.-THE trip be-
gan. Mrs. Cleveland was deliGhted with
everything shetsaw and turned again and
again to examine more closely some
unique fabrication of corn stalks, husks,
ears or kernels, to which her escort called
her attention. A maiden with hair of corn
silk and 8 robe of satin husks, climbing
winding stair of golden ears, spider
oficsrrots lying In wait in his web Of corn
fbers, a msp of the union made of ker-
nels, each state having it's especial color,
huge national flag and shields, eagle,
crescent, crosses and emblems
of various nations with mot
toes in profusion al made
Of shelled ears were noted and ad-
mired, and then the big marvel of build
ing whose sole material except its bare
skeleton was the product OF the corn
field was explained in detail and it's con-
ception and history described by the
party of conductors and admired by the
guests. From the palace the visitors
were conducted through the town, which
seemed to be constructed in great
part Of corn products. Nam
moth trlumphal aYches still
spanned the chief thorough fares.
Signs made of corn cas- and awnings,
veraudas and in some. cases an entire
front of corn, toppe out with squashes
and pumpkins, were as their architects
had planned and made them. The show
furnished the chief SUBJECT Of converse
ton during the forenoon's ride to Omaha,
where new scenes and new novelties
claimed attention.
AT OMAHA.
OMAHA, NRB, Oct. l2.-The Presidents
ride down the Missouri valley from Sioux
City through the waving corn, showed
him the significance of the Sioux City ex-
hibition. AtCouncil Bluffs Senator Man
derson and Congressman MCShane and
q committee from Omaha boarded the
train and welcomed the President to
Goods country" which lay just beyond
the river At The station in Omaha, Sem
ator Paddock, Congressman Dorsey and
the remaining members Of the reception
committee, composed of prominent resi-
dents, welcomed the city's guests. The
carriage to which the President and his
wife were escorted was one mass
of roses, wreaths of which also
bedecked the horses. a multitude of
many thousand cheered the party. The
street had been hastily and richly adorn-
ed with streamers and devices ia gay
colors and banners bearing "Welcome to
the President couched in every form
of patriotic or poetic phrase spanned the
way. The Second Regiment United
States Infantry, the Knights of Pythias
in uniform from all parts of the state
and several political and social organize
lions were drawn up in the street, each
with its brass band and colors. One OF
the organizations which attracted special
attention was a company Of full-blood
10uihu yCutuS lEOLn VIC oSAOo 1nNUSG4l1A
School, with Gu Indian band OF
music. Governor Thayer and Con- gresham
McShane rode with the President and
Mrs Cleveland, and pointed out as sub
ordinate incidents of the ride, corner lots
and business properties which belong to
the lady of the White House as one OF the
Folsom heirs. The cortege drove through
the residence street OF the to Wn back to
the station. Throughout the ride the
party was escorted ~ flying, Irregular
squadron of youngsters, whose daredevil
driving excited continuous apprehension
on the part of the strangers.
AT ST. JOSEPH.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo Oct. 12.-The Pfesi-
dents train reached here half an hour
ahead of time. Artillery, church bells
and stesm whistles heralded the arrival.
The town mad been filling up for twenty
four hours, some $4,000 strangers
having bsen brought in and these
with $4,000 natives were su on hand.
Mayor Doyle and reception committee
of $50 ladies and gentlemen received the
President, and with the aid Of the police
kept good order while the visitors
were taken in Carriages. A line
of vehicles more than quarter Of 8 mile
long accompanied the President. A stop
was made for a moment when they
reeched the SQUARE where the pupils of